After some brief testing of various lists, I've come to a few conclusions:Anyway, here's my current list (*s mean subject to change depending on metagame):
- Your list needs to be removal heavy. The format has far too many good creatures for you to be running less then 10 removal spells. It's just going to end badly for you.
- Ritual isn't as good with more than 2 colors. Lotus Petal has also sucked hard. I think our best option right now is 22-24 land and Diamond. It's a permanent, fuels Smallpox (if you're running it) like crazy and permanently gets around Wastelands and Moons. I've liked it alot in testing so far.
- With all the discard and removal, it's very difficult to get a proper threat count. That's the one facet of the list that I'm not happy with, although, unlike older lists of this deck, you run 6 guys who are quite large.
- With Hyppie cut, you need 10 discard spells if you really want any chance at putting pressure on them via discard.
- I'm not sure what the last removal slot should be. In my list it's Smallpox, but EE, Edict, Condemn, Demise, E Plague and Smother are all viable options. I think it's a metagame choice.
- The sideboard is a pain in the ass right now. I want to board the following mix of EE, Deed, Plague, Needle, Extirpate/Leyline, Dystopia and Teeg, but so many of those slots need to be 4ofs that it's difficult to determine what can be squeezed in.
// Lands
5 [TE] Swamp (4)
4 [TE] Wasteland
4 [b] Scrubland
3 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
4 [ON] Polluted Delta
2 [A] Bayou
// Creatures
4 [RAV] Dark Confidant
2 [FUT] Tombstalker*
4 [FUT] Tarmogoyf
// Spells
4 [SH] Mox Diamond
3 [US] Duress
3 [LRW] Thoughtseize
4 [FE] Hymn to Tourach (4)
4 [AP] Vindicate
4 [IA] Swords to Plowshares
4 [TSP] Smallpox*
2 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top*
// Sideboard
SB: 3 [LRW] Gaddock Teeg
SB: 3 [TSP] Krosan Grip
SB: 4 [7E] Engineered Plague
SB: 4 [GP] Leyline of the Void
SB: 1 [10E] Pithing Needle
Apologies for the somewhat spastic posting, I'm pretty tired atm.
Last edited by Whit3 Ghost; 02-21-2008 at 11:39 AM.
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